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Meaning of LONE(A)

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  1. [adj]  being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky"
  2. [adj]  characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "a lone wolf"; "a man of a solitary disposition"
  3. [adj]  lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler"
 
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 Synonyms: alone(p), eremitic, eremitical, lonely(a), lonesome(a), only(a), single(a), sole(a), solitary, solitary(a), unaccompanied, unsocial
 

 

 

 

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